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The palace also includes a 110-car garage, an air conditioned stable for the Sultan's 200 polo ponies, and five swimming pools. In total, Istana Nurul Iman contains 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m 2) of floorspace. [4] Istana Nurul Iman has 564 chandeliers, 51,000 light bulbs, 44 stairwells and 18 elevators. [4]
The world's largest functioning residential palace is the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei, with 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 1,788 rooms. The building also has 257 bathrooms, a banqueting hall that can seat 5,000 guests, a garage that can fit 110 cars, five swimming pools, and an air-conditioned stable that ...
Istanbul Naval Museum; Istanbul Modern; Yıldız Palace; The Museum of Innocence; Sakıp Sabancı Museum; Sadberk Hanım Museum; Rahmi M. Koç Museum; Rezan Has Museum; Istanbul Military Museum; SALT (institution) Pera Museum; SantralIstanbul; Miniatürk; Jewish Museum of Turkey; Tiled Kiosk; İstanbul Toy Museum; Istanbul Postal Museum; Adam ...
Most visitors to Istanbul spend their time wandering among the city’s various touristy spots; whole days are filled with checking off the Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, and recently ...
Aynalıkavak Palace [n 1] The palace is also called Tersane Palace (Shipyard Palace) though it has been referred to as “Aynalikavak Palace” since the 17th century. [3] 1613–1614 [4] Ahmed I: Sultan Ibrahim was born in the palace. The Treaty of Aynalıkavak between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire was signed in the palace on March 10 ...
Historic "Hotel M. Tokatlıyan" in Beyoğlu.. Contemporary hotel management in Istanbul started in the second half of the 19th century, as the Orient Express extended its non-stop service from Paris to Istanbul on 1 June 1889 (with Istanbul becoming one of the two original endpoints of the timetabled service of the Orient Express) and the city became, as a result, a tourist destination.
The One. Location: Los Angeles Built: 2014 to 2021 Architect: Paul McClean Square footage: 105,000 square feet Floating above the city, this Bel-Air mansion—which took its original owner, movie ...
This list of museums and monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits. (in alphabetical order; Turkish-language name in parentheses where appropriate)